CZ010
Pálava


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC breeding (1998–2001) 10–12 pairs B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding (1998–2001) 7–9 pairs B3, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC winter (1998–2001) 10–20 birds A1, C1
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla LC breeding (1996–2000) 200–300 pairs B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident (1998–2001) 70–150 pairs B3, C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus LC breeding (1998–2001) 50–60 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (1998–2001) 1,000–1,300 pairs B2, C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria LC breeding (1998–2001) 350–600 pairs B3, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis LC breeding (1998–2001) 1,000–2,000 pairs B3, C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2010 very poor not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
White Stork Ciconia ciconia 4 / 11 (pairs) 37 very poor
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 9 / 8 (pairs) 100 good
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1 / 1 (pairs) 100 good
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 3 / 15 (birds) 20 very poor
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius 110 / 110 (pairs) 100 good
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus 55 / 55 (pairs) 100 good
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1,375 / 1,150 (pairs) 100 good
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 475 / 475 (pairs) 100 good
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 1,500 / 1,500 (pairs) 100 good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1946 Děvín-Kotel-Soutěska Národní prírodní rezervace (NPR) (IV) 4
1946 Svatý kopeček Prírodní rezervace (PR) (IV) <1
1946 Turold Prírodní rezervace (PR) (IV) <1
1946 Šibeničník Prírodní rezervace (PR) (IV) <1
1946 Kočičí skála Prírodní památka (PP) (III) <1
1946 Kotel National Nature Reserve (IV) 4
1946 Svaty kopecek Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1946 Sibenicnik Nature Reserve (IV) -
1946 Turold Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1953 Kocici skala Natural Monument (IV) -
1953 Tabulova National Nature Reserve (IV) 1
1961 Slanisko u Nesytu Národní prírodní rezervace (NPR) (IV) <1
1961 Slanisko u Nesytu National Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1973 Křivé jezero Národní prírodní rezervace (NPR) (IV) 1
1973 Krive jezero National Nature Reserve (IV) 1
1976 Pálava Chránená krajinná oblast (CHKO) (V) 100
1976 Palava Protected Landscape Area (V) 100
1986 Liščí vrch Prírodní rezervace (PR) (IV) <1
1986 Růžový kopec Prírodní památka (PP) (IV) <1
1986 Anenský vrch Prírodní památka (PP) (IV) <1
1986 Ruzovy kopec Natural Monument (IV) -
1986 Anensky vrch Natural Monument (IV) -
1989 Lisci vrch Nature Reserve (IV) <1
1994 Milovická stráň Prírodní rezervace (PR) (IV) 1
1994 Milovicka stran Nature Reserve (IV) 1
1995 Kienberg Prírodní památka (PP) (III) <1
1995 Kienberg Natural Monument (III) -
2003 Dolní Morava UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100
2005 Kalendář věků Národní prírodní památka (NPP) (III) -
2014 Tabulová Národní prírodní rezervace (NPR) (IV) 1
2014 Lom Janičův vrch Prírodní památka (PP) (IV) <1
2016 Na cvičišti Prírodní památka (PP) (IV) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 63 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest 28 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Wooded steppe
Grassland 6 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland) 2 Salt marshes; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Shrubland 1 Scrub
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Caves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 55
nature conservation and research 40
forestry 30
hunting 25
tourism/recreation 10
urban/industrial/transport 4
fisheries/aquaculture 2
not utilised 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pálava (Czechia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pálava-iba-czechia on 23/12/2024.